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This guidance provides information on COVID-19 in homelessness, domestic abuse refuge, respite room and asylum seeker accommodation settings.
Guidance for people with symptoms of a respiratory infection including COVID-19, or a positive test result for COVID-19.
Business potential of producing crops for non-food markets, how and where to grow them and details of organisations providing grants.
How food shops, manufacturers, and distributors must dispose of or handle former foodstuffs or food waste.
The food safety and hygiene regulations you must follow - the law, regulations
Biosecurity and hygiene standards to keep birds safe from bird flu (avian influenza).
How to spot African swine fever, what to do if you suspect it and how to stop it spreading.
Find out what you must do before you get a pet pig, how to register as a keeper and get a pig walking licence and what you can feed pet pigs.
A guide to travelling overseas during Ramadan
How to stop harmful weeds spreading onto land used for grazing livestock or growing crops, how to dispose of them and how to report them if they’ve spread.
Information on cryptosporidium including sources and routes of transmission, symptoms, and general hygiene advice to minimise the spread.
How to deal with wild birds causing a health or safety issue, or a problem on your farm or fishery and when you need a licence.
What you must do to manage manure, fertiliser and soil to prevent runoff, erosion and leaching.
Work to develop the Government Chemist capabilities in food fraud through the identification and quantification of food adulterants.
We are responsible for improving and protecting the environment. We aim to grow a green economy and sustain thriving rural communities. We also support our world-leading food, farming and fishing industries. Defra is a ministerial department, supported by 34 agencies...
Manage your birds’ housing and welfare when they must be kept inside because of disease outbreaks.
UKHSA is working with partners to investigate a Shiga toxin-producing E. coli (STEC) outbreak.
Guidance on tests and inspections for producers, processors, importers and sellers of organic food, feed and seed.
Animal by-products (ABPs) you can use to make pet food, how to provide samples, and how to package your products.
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